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Food and Drug Regulations

Version of section D.01.013 from 2006-03-22 to 2016-12-13:


 [Repealed, SOR/2003-11, s. 31]

TABLE I

Recommended Daily Intake

ItemColumn IColumn IIColumn III
VitaminUnitsFootnote for TABLE I Recommended Daily Intake*Intake of persons 2 years of age or olderIntake of infants or children less than 2 years of age
1Vitamin A(RE)1000400
2Vitamin D(µg)510
3Vitamin E(mg)103
4Vitamin C(mg)6020
5Thiamin, thiamine or vitamin B1(mg)1.30.45
6Riboflavin or vitamin B2(mg)1.60.55
7Niacin(NE)238
8Vitamin B6(mg)1.80.7
9Folacin or folate(µg)22065
10Vitamin B12(µg)20.3
11Pantothenic acid or pantothenate(mg)72
12Vitamin K(µg)8030
13Biotin(µg)308
  • Return to footnote *RE = retinol equivalents
    mg = milligrams
    µg = micrograms
    NE = niacin equivalents

    SOR/88-559, s. 33; SOR/96-259, s. 4; SOR/2003-11, ss. 32, 33.

TABLE II

Weighted Recommended Nutrient Intake

ItemColumn IColumn IIColumn III
VitaminUnitsAmount
1Biotinmicrograms90
2Folacinmicrograms195
3Niacinniacin equivalents16
4Pantothenic Acidmilligrams5.0
5Riboflavinmilligrams1.2
6Thiaminemilligrams1.0
7Vitamin Aretinol equivalents870
8Vitamin B6milligrams1.0
9Vitamin B12micrograms1.0
10Vitamin Cmilligrams34
11Vitamin Dmicrograms3.0
12Vitamin Emilligrams7.0
  • SOR/96-259, s. 5

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